Intermediate conveyer.



J. F. BERRY, JR. INTERMEDIATE CONVEYER. APPLICATION FILED AUG-Z4. 1914.RENEWED JUNE 6. 1916.

Patented July 11, 1916.

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JAMES FRANCIS BERRY,

JR., OF HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF. HAWAII, ASSIGNOR TO HONOLULU IRON WORKSCOMPANY, OF HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, A

CORPORATION OF HAWAII.

INTERMEDIATE CONVEYER.

Application filed August 24,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES FRANCIS BERRY, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Honolulu, in the county of Honolulu, Territory ofHawaii, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements inIntermediate Conveyers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to sugar cane mills and particularly tointermediate conveyers used between such mills to convey the crushedcane or bagasse discharged from one mill and feed it to the succeedingmill.

Intermediate conveyers usually have 'an endless belt or apron upon whichthis material is carried, or they employ chains with fingers or flightsattached thereto to engage and drag this material. Belts areobjectionable on account of their stretching and bagging, and aprons ofsteel slats secured to link belts give trouble due to the breakage ofthe chains and the slats.

The present invention contemplates, a

fourth roller hinged to the housings above and cooperating with thedischarge roller, this fourth roller provided with circumferentialgrooves, a plurality of endless chains or belts running in said groovesand driven by a shaft forward of the mill to be fed, and plates attachedto said chains or belts adapted to engage the top of the blanket ofbagasse discharged from between the fourth and discharge rollers and aidthe movement of the same in the trough connecting the mills, as willhereinafter more fully appear.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 represents in side elevation an intermediate conveyer betweentwo sugar cane mills embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of aportion of the fourth roller showing the circumferential grooves. Fig. 3is a sectional detail on a larger scale showing the chain in one ofthese grooves.

Referring to the drawings, 5 represents the trough of the intermediateconveyer con- Specification of Letters Patent.

1914, Serial No. 858,225.

Patented July 11, 1916.

Renewed June 6,1916. Serial No. 102,088.

necting the three roller sugar cane mills A and B. The roller 6 isjournaled in the boxes 7 attached to the levers 8 which are hinged tothe brackets 9 secured to the housings of the mill A. The roller 6 isthus revoluble rearward of the top roller and above the discharge rollerof the mill A and cooperates with the latter roller. The shaft 10 isjournaled at the upper end of the trough 5 in the bracket bearings 11secured to the housings of mill B. The shaft 10 is revolved from the toproller of mill B by means of the sprockets 12 and 13 connected by thechain 14.: :A plurality of endless link :belts 15 pass around thesprockets 16 on the shaft 10 and the roller 6 in the circumferentialgrooves 6, the function of the latter being to permit the belts 15 toclear the discharge roller of mill A. Plates 17 are attached to thelinks 15 to engage thetop of the blanket of the crushed cane or bagassedischarged from between the roller 6 and the discharge roller of mill A.To prevent the possibility of the grooves 6 becoming clogged by trash orbagasse, scraper bars .18 may be employed.

In operation, the crushed cane discharged from mill A- passes under thefourth roller 6 and is discharged into the lower end of the trough 5 andcontinues to move up the trough by the assistance of the plates 17attached to the chains 15 which move in the same direction andengage thetop of the blanket of bagasse. The weight of the roller 6 compresses orflattens out the bagasse discharged from the mill A, the roller 6swinging on its hinges. toward or away from the discharge roller of m1llA depending upon chains above descrlbed cooperate with the 7 remainingstructure.

If desired,maceration may be applied in any well known manner.

1. An intermediate conveyer comprising, a

trough connecting two mills, a fourth roller revoluble in bearingshinged to the housings and cooperating with the discharge roller of thefirst mill, circumferential grooves in said fourth roller, a shaft atthe rear end of said trough revolved by the second mill, endless chainsrunning in said grooves and driven by saidshaft, and plates attached tosaid chains adapted to engage the top of the blanket of bagasse and aidits movement in said trough, substantially as described.

2. In an intermediate conveyer, a fourth roller provided Withcircumferential grooves, belts in said grooves having plates attached,and means for keeping said grooves free of trash or bagasse,substantially as described.

3. The combination With two sugar cane mills, of an intermediateconveyer therefor comprising a fourth roller secured to the housing ofeach mill, one of said rollers having its surface in close proximityWith the discharge roller of the corresponding mill, said roller alsohaving a plurality of circumferential grooves, conveyer chains passingover said fourth rollers, each of the conveyer chains running in one ofsaid grooves, and a plurality of conveyer plates attached to saidchains.

4. The combination with tWo sugar cane mills, of a fourth rollerassociated with each of the mills, one of said fourth rollers beinghingedly mounted on the mill and baring its surface lying in closeproximity With the surface of one of the rollers of the mill, saidhingedly mounted roller having a plurality of circumferential grooves, aplurality of conveyer chains passing over said fourth rollers, each ofsaid chains running in one of said grooves, and a plurality of conveyerplates attached to said chains.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

JAMES FRANCIS BERRY, JR. lVitnesses:

P. H. BURNETTE,

Row. J. PRATT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C.

